Word: aziz
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...first six matches went so smoothly, as sophomore Nirasha Guruge and junior Alisha Mashruwala experienced tough losses. Despite a strong record entering the match, No. 2 Guruge fell, 3-1, to Yale’s Alia Aziz. No. 3 Mashruwala likewise could not hang on for the victory as she lost, 3-1, to Sarah Toomey...
...part, has always maintained his innocence. "It is a sad day for the country. Let's hope justice will prevail," Anwar said as he entered the packed courtroom on Tuesday morning with his wife Wan Azizah Wan Ismail and key political allies, including the venerated Muslim cleric Nik Aziz Nik Mat. In January, Anwar took his case to the people, holding rallies around the country where he claimed that the new sodomy charges had been trumped up to stop him from running for Prime Minister in the upcoming general election, an accusation the government denies. Though plenty of constituents like...
...believe in this charge at all," Aziz Maanan, a 36-year-old food vendor, says as he prepares double-layered, toasted roti at a night market in Kuala Lumpur. "They are all afraid of [Anwar] because if he wins and becomes Prime Minister, they will all end up in jail...
...attracted more than 100,000 supporters. Among them: Deputy Trade Minister Mukhriz Mahathir, son of former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, who also waded into the controversy, saying the court is not a proper forum to decide an emotional religious issue. "The judgment is a mistake," says Nazri Aziz, Minister overseeing Parliamentary Affairs, speaking for many Malaysian Muslims. The few Muslims who have urged respect for judicial independence have been shouted down as traitors. "I can't understand how any Muslim can support this judgment," said legislator Zulkifli Noordin in a statement. (See pictures of Islam in Asia...